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Murder charge for pair caught in bogus van

The men were travelling in a bogus work van with a loaded gun and petrolALAMY

Two men stopped with a loaded gun in their van will be charged with conspiracy to murder today.

The men, aged 34 and 38, are known associates of the Kinahan crime gang, investigators said.

A loaded handgun and can of petrol were found in the van when it was stopped by armed gardaí on Kylemore Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin, last Monday. The two men were posing as electrical contractors in a van with bogus signage. Gardaí later seized two suspected getaway vehicles.

It is understood that the pair were targeting a man called Michael Frazer, who has survived up to six attempted murders. He is not known to be an associate of the rival Hutch gang, which is engaged in a feud with the Kinahans.